NATA is launching a new digital publication in April, focusing on legal issues related to athletic coaches. The Sports Medicine Legal Digest is a quarterly digital newsletter exclusively for NATA members created to: NATA has launched the Sports Medicine Legal Digest, a new quarterly digital magazine focused on legal issues affecting athletic trainers and other sports medicine professionals. The first issue contains 12 pages of liability and professional liability content, including up-to-date case summaries, a question and answer session with an athletic coach/lawyer, and a column on the importance of permanent assignments written by NATA Professional Responsibility Committee members. Each issue of the publication includes summaries of legal cases relevant to sports medicine professionals, a NATA Professional Responsibility Committee column that addresses ethical dilemmas, and a question and answer session with a health care provider who plays a unique role in terms of responsibility in sports medicine and athletic coaching. The newsletter is published as a digital magazine, similar to the online version of NATA News. Stay tuned for NATA`s April announcements to let yourself know that the summary has been published and is available as an online resource. Each case summary includes a section entitled “Related Resources” that provides additional information on the subject matter of the case, whether it is concussion management, cardiac care, or maintaining appropriate certification. The content and related resources have been selected to keep athletic trainers informed of legal issues that may affect their daily practice and to help TAs protect themselves from future liability by keeping them informed of liability and ethical issues in this area. The Sports Medicine Legal Digest is designed to keep athletic trainers and other health professionals informed of current issues related to risks, liability and professional responsibilities in sports medicine to: The first issue, to be published in April 2017, includes an interview with David Cohen, TAC, Esq., who worked as an athletic trainer before moving on to law school and eventually completing his current position.
general counsel for the NFL`s Tampa Bay. Pirate. His interview explains how his athletic training experience influences his role with the Bucs and why he maintains his athletic training certification to this day. Jeff Konin, PhD, PT, ATC, FACSM, and Tim Neal, MS, AT, ATC, wrote a column on permanent assignments explaining what they mean and why they are so important to athletic coaches. The summary is available in the same HTML 5 format as NATA Digital News, and you must be logged in as a NATA member to view the publication. Tip: If you are already logged in as a NATA member and still do not see the Current Problem button, please refresh the page. Provide feedback on the Sports Medicine Legal Digest or submit content suggestions. To view archived issues of Sports Medicine Legal Digest, you must be a NATA member and logged in with your username and password. Member feedback is welcome as we continue to improve this new publication to make it the most useful and relevant resource for NATA members. Use our feedback form to submit your thoughts and suggestions on future topics.
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